Saturday, September 18, 2010

Water Beads Continued ...

Last month we discovered water beads at Paddys Markets and had a heap of fun with them (post about them found here), so much so that I had ordered more for future playtimes. We filled a tub with some water last night and added three different colours this time, as well as the orange ones we originally had. By this morning we had a lovely squishy rainbow to be played and experimented with :-) Bubble had so much fun, it is a cheap, enjoyable and environmentally friendly way to have a great sensory experience!

WE USED:

* water beads (ordered from Ebay)* tub* water* small toys (we used jumping frogs and plastic shapes from a shape sorter)* spoons* plastic bowls* dropsheet (we used a picnic tablecloth from the supermarket)

The beads after being added to the tub.

And the beads the following day - whoa!

Bubble doing some 'cooking'.

This was beetroot soup apparently :-)

I buried some plastic shapes from a shape sorter amongst the beads and Bubble went on a hunt for them.

Found them all!

This progressed into a game with some jumping frogs, who were hiding in the water beads calling for help.

Luckily Bubble rescued them :-D

Then the frogs climbed up the side of the cubby and jumped back in like acrobats - they sure were clever frogs!

2 comments:

We have been having fun with crystal water beads, and I would have never thought to bring them outside. Good to know they are safe for the garden. I hope you come by and share this tomorrow at The Outdoor Play Party.

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We have two little girls in one little apartment, 'Bubble' who is five and 'Squeak' who is now three. This Blog is a collection of ideas for taking all of the little things and making big opportunities to learn and create. You don't need a big budget or a big space to learn and have fun!
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